Corp John D

Quarter Master of

25^th Ind

            Pocotaligo

 

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them slowly along fiering up on their rear the Rebs had 600 men & 8 pieces of Art. we drove them 8m & 1^st Ohio Cavalry made a charge on them & drove them we then halted for diner stopd 1 hour Col. long came up with 1 Brig. of Cavl. so we then started on 2m & the Rebs had made a stand at Pon Spring Station we run up our batery & planted 2 guns the 25^th supported it the 17 NY in our rear the 32 Wis. in there rear the Cavl. dismounted & took there position on the left. we then opend up on them & exchanged shot with them half an hour they threw several shell in to our ranks but did no damage our guns disabled one of theres they then fell back left the batel field in our posesion we followed them it then was getting near sun down we pursued them to Cortland on the Charleston & Memphis R.Road. we drove them out of the town /

 

[penned top margin: John D Martin Sept th 23^d 1866]

we campt there for the night at 9 o.c. PM the 28^th at 5 o.c. AM we marcht out for decatur 4m we got to decatur at 4 o.c. PM. We went in to camp lay there there 29 & 30 & 31^st all quiet 1^st of June 2 & 3 & 4 Raining 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 all quiet the 9^th we was paid off raind all day 10^th & 11 & 12^th all quiet the 13 & 14^th talk of a march to Rome Gia. the 15^th we got orders to march at 9 o.c. AM at half past 9 we marcht down the Atlanta R.Road. Marcht to flint creak trussel 1m campt for the night in the night orders came for us to march back that old Rocky was threating Decatur so at day light on the 16^th we marcht back to Decatur got there at 11 o.c. AM & on the 17^th we had to build breast works the 18^th workt. there was a rumor of forest comeing to see us with a heavy force 19 & 20 & 21 & 22 & 23 & 24 & 25 workt on the works 26 all quiet till 2 o.c. PM orders came for a detail of 19 men from A Co. 200 men from the 25^th the same from the 17^th & 32 Col. Grewer of the 17^th Command /

 

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We marcht out the 17^th in the advance 4m we came up on the Rebs pickets we routed them & drove them in & they made a stand at a spring. We formed a line and drove them a way by this time it was getting dark we put out pickets & lay there till 11 o.c. P.M. we then marcht back to Decatur we got to D.C. at 4 o.c. AM the 27^th the 28^th we got orders for another scout we marcht at 7 o.c. AM We struck the river 4m below D.C. then marcht down the river we halted along & marcht slowly in perfect quietness till just at the break of day we heard the Rebs blow Revalee & to sadels ameadietly as they had been warned of our approach we formed a line and moved up on them as quick as we could we fierd on them, and scaterd /

 

evry way some in there drawer tail some on there horses we captured 10 wagons 2 ambulances 25 prisoners & Col. we lay there till 10 o.c. AM this was the 29^th we then marcht back to D.C. 16m we got to D.C. at 7 o.c. PM 30^th lay in camp the 1^st of July we was musterd for pay 2^ond 3^d & 4^th & 5^th & 6^th & 7^th & 8^th & 9^th & 10^th lay in camp all quiet 11^th got paid off 12^th & 13^th & 14^th & 15^th & 16^th & 17^th & 18^th & 19^th & 20^th & 21^st & 22 & 23^d lay in camp all quiet. 24^th we sent out a detail of 26 men from the 32^nd Wis. to a citizens after his furniture after they got out 6m the Rebs made a charge on them & captured all but 9 of them & scatterd them 26^th the 32^ond Wis. & 18^th Mis. & our Regt. went out to Cortland 21m on a 3 days scout they got back the 28^th at 4 o.c. PM 29^th & 30^th & 31^st lay up all quiet the 1^st of August lay up the 2^ond a detail of 3 men from A Co. under Capt larkin went out on a 2 days scout marcht out 12m and returned on the 3^d at 4 o.c. PM we took a sirkle around D.C. to tenn River & back found nothing /

 

the Trip to Atlanta Gia.

Aug the 4^th we got orders to get ready to go to Atlanta the 5^th at 9 o.c. AM we marcht across the tenn River & got on the cars got to Steavenson at 7 o.c. PM Raind that night got to Chatanooga at 5 o.c. AM on the 6^th lay there till 2 o.c. PM we then run to Alatoona raind all night. at day light on the 7^th got to Marietta at 9 o.c. AM we got to the line of works at 12 o.c. AM got off of the cars & lay there 2m from Atlanta the 8^th at 2 o.c. we moved around on the right & took our position on the reserve we lay there till 12 o.c. AM on the 9^th we moved up on the front line lay there all night we got 1 man & 1 lieut wounded at 9 o.c. AM on the 10^th we was relieved we moved back to the reserve at 3 o.c. PM We moved the reserve up one hundred yds. at 8 o.c. AM on the 11^th we moved up to the front line a gain Co A & F & D was on the skirmish line we was relieved at 9 o.c. AM on the 12^th we got one man wounded the 13^th lieut Cranston was wounded 14^th Seth Johnson of Co F was kild /

 

the 15^th Co A F & D was on picket lieut Rennet of Co A was kild at 3 o.c. PM the 16^th at 4 o.c. PM we was relieved from the front line we moved back to the reserve one of Co F was wounded at 3 o.c. PM the evening of the 17^th we was on picket a gain All Norcross of Co F was killed at 4 o.c. AM. on the 18^th we was relieved one of Co F was [?] wounded the 19^th some heavy canonading 20^th 21^st & 22^nd & 23^d lay in camp the 24^th we had to go to the front line again about this time the Army began to fall back and march to the right we lay there till the 25^th at 4 o.c. PM we fell back the Rebs thought we was falling back across the Chattahoocha River i was sick and was sent back to the rear the Regt marcht around to Jonesborough there they cut there R.Road and had a hard fight on the 31^st the Rebs evackuated East Point John Olivier of Co. A was captured on the 30^th the 1^st of September Atlanta was evacuated the 20^th A.C. moved in to town on the 2^ond the 7^th i gained the Regt at East Point. 9^th went in camp /

 

10^th arranged camp 11^th 12^th 13^th 14^th 15^th 16^th 17^th & 18^th lay in camp at East Point 6m south of Atlanta 19^th 20^th 21^st 22^ond lay in camp the 23^d Co. A F & I & C was sent to the Divs Commissary for guard about this time we was put in the 1^st Div 17 A.C. we staid there at the Commissary till the 6^th Oct. we was relieved at Marietta

the Campaign after hood

the 1^st of October hood began to move around in our rear the Army began to fall back on the R.Road the 2^ond & 3^d we drew rations the 4^th at 9 o.c. AM we marcht out from East Point marcht all night & the 5^th marcht to Marietta got there at 4 o.c. PM we lay there the 6^th 7^th & 8^th under marching orders the 9^th at 7 o.c. AM marcht out through Marietta to Big Shanty Station we lay there the 10^th 11^th 12^th 13^th 14^th & 15^th under marching orders the 12^th 10^th at 4 o.c. PM we got orders to march ameadietly we marcht to Ackworth Station went in camp at 2 o.c. AM on the 11^th at 8 o.c. AM we marcht out marcht /

 

to Cartersville campt at 6 o.c. PM the 12^th at 8 o.c. AM marcht 8m & campt at 4 o.c. PM the 13^th at 6 o.c. AM marcht to kingston at 10 o.c. AM we got on the cars for Ressaca hood was siegeing that place then prety close to the town we got there at 6 o.c. PM they was very glad to see us coming we marcht off of the cars & took our position lay there that night got up next morning & to our surprise found that the Rebs had with drew there forces we worked all night throwing up breast works. the 14^th at 10 o.c. AM we got orders to go out & see where they were the 25^th & a detachment of Cavl. we marcht out 6m & found the Rebs pickets we captured 1 m & spied on them & returned to Ressaca got in camp at 7 o.c. PM & drew rations orders to march at 6 o.c. AM on the 15^th the 17^th 14^th 15^th & 23^rd Corps moved out on the same road the 25^th in the advance 6m we came on to the Rebs we deploied Co A & F & B as skirmishers we moved up on them & found /

 

them in strong force behind works we fought from 10 o.c. AM till 2 o.c. PM We made a charge on them & routed them our loss was 32 kild 5 wounded the Rebs loss was few at the field of battle as they carried them off we found some 40 wound a short distance we capt. some few prisoners we then marcht into Snake Creak Gap whitch was some 6m long the Rebs had cut timbers in our Road our Regt. was relieved from the skirmish line we marcht through the Gap & campt at 6 o.c. PM the 16^th at 8 o.c. AM we moved out to Taylors mtn. campt at 6 o.c. PM the 17^th lay up under marching orders till 7 o.c. PM we marcht across the mtn & campt at 11 o.c. PM the 18^th at 6 o.c. AM we marcht to Fryanville & campt at 4 o.c. PM the 19^th at 7 o.c. AM we marcht out through Sumerville to Alpineville & campt at 6 o.c. PM the 20^th marcht out at 7 o.c. AM to Gayelsville Alabama campt at 4 o.c. PM /

 

the 21^st at 8 o.c. AM marcht to Springfield We lay campt at 12 o.c. AM the 22^ond 23^d 24^th 25^th 26^th 27^th 28^th lay up & had review the 29^th at 7 o.c. AM marcht out across the litle River throug Cedar Bluff City across Coosa River & campt at 10 o.c. PM 30^th at 5 o.c. AM marcht to Cave Spring campt at 3 o.c. PM 31^st lay up there all day & got musterd for pay the 1^st of November at 7 o.c. AM marcht to Cedar town & campt at 3 o.c. PM 2^ond at 9 o.c. AM marcht to Vanwort & campt at 3 o.c. PM 3^d at 7 o.c. AM marcht to Dallas & campt at 4 o.c. PM the 4^th at 7 o.c. AM marcht to lost mtn & campt at 3 o.c. PM the 5^th at 9 o.c. AM marcht to the R.Road 4m from Marietta & campt at 4 o.c. PM the 6^th one Regt from each Brigade in the Divs was sent back after forage at 11 o.c. AM we marcht till 7 o.c. PM & campt. the 7^th at 7 o.c. AM marcht 3m & got forage & marcht back to Marietta & campt at 4 o.c. PM & found some conscrips for our Regt. the 8^th we moved /

 

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camp & had the conscrips divided out to us Co. A got 62 m the 9^th got paid off for 2 months. the 10^th & 11^th lay in camp the 12^th had inspection at 7 o.c. AM at 12 o.c. AM orders came for us to march we marcht to Marietta & tore up R.Road all night the 13^th at 6 o.c. AM we marcht back to the old camp & drew rations then marcht to Atlanta & campt at 5 o.c. PM at this time we began to evacuate the R.Road & all those places for a long campaign the 14^th lay up & drew rations

 

the Campaign from Atlanta to Savannah

it was the 15^th of Nov. at 8 o.c. AM that we left Atlanta for Savannah we had cut our own communications off and some 300 m to march throug an unknown land to us inhabited by our enemy alone we knew not how strong the Rebs might be but trusting to God & our General (Sherman) hoom we had /

 

followed so often & always came out victorious but be it as it may we plunged the dark and dreary path to strike a heavy blow against the Rebelion all tho we had to strike one of there strong holds on the shoers of the great sea. onward we marcht through swamps & over rivers through mud & over hills through rain & through sun shine day & night never halting for an opposing foe still they cut timbers in our way & burnt bridges & planted torpedoes in our road but still we prest onward till we reacht the point designated by us. when we got there we found a friend there ready to help us out if needed they could not stand us long they had to flee to the swamps and let us in leaving there plunder behind there guns unspiked a great many there stores &c. Savannah once more b[?] up the Stars & Stripes floats there triumphantly & may they ever do so /

 

the 14^th 15^th 17^th & 20^th Army Corps was the ones to perform the job. the 15^th we marcht till 1 o.c. PM the 16^th at 11 o.c. AM we marcht to McDonough & campt at 11 o.c. PM the 17^th at 7 o.c. AM marcht to Jacksonville & campt at 9 o.c. PM the 18^th at 8 o.c. AM marcht across the ocmugee River & campt at 9 o.c. PM the 19^th at 7 o.c. AM marcht through Monticello to hilsborough campt at 6 o.c. PM the 20^th marcht at 8 o.c. AM marcht till 8 o.c. PM the 21^st at 8 o.c. AM marcht till 4 o.c. PM & camp 22^ond at 7 o.c. AM marcht to Gordon Junction & campt at 3 o.c. PM 23^d lay up all day under marching orders & tore up R.Road the 24^th at 9 o.c. AM we marcht till 6 o.c. PM & campt for the night 25^th at 6 o.c. AM marcht through Irvinton to Emmit Station & campt at 8 o.c. PM the 26^th at 6 o.c. AM marcht out across the oconee River & campt at 6 o.c. PM the 27^th at 6 o.c. AM marcht till 3 o.c. PM & campt /

 

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28^th at 6 o.c. AM marcht till 4 o.c. PM & campt 29^th at 9 o.c. AM marcht till 9 o.c. PM & campt 30^th at 6 o.c. AM marcht across the Ogechee River to Bostwick Station & campt at 9 o.c. PM the 1^st of December at 7 o.c. AM marcht out on the RRoad & tore it up all day then campt at 9 o.c. PM the 2^ond at 6 o.c. AM marcht to Millers Station & campt at 8 o.c. PM the 3^d at 7 o.c. AM marcht out on the R.R. & tore it up & campt at 7 o.c. PM the 4^th at 6 AM marcht & tore up R.R. & campt at 8 o.c. PM the 5^th at 8 o.c. AM marcht till 4 o.c. PM & campt the 6^th lay in camp under marching orders the 7^th at 9 o.c. AM marcht till 9 o.c. PM & campt the 8^th at 7 o.c. AM marcht through Marland Station & campt at 8 o.c. PM the 9^th at 7 o.c. AM marcht 6m & came on to the Rebs in strong works we formed a line of batle & sheld them a while & drove them 6m out & drove them till 4 o.c. PM & camp for the night the 10^th at 8 o.c. AM marcht to the canal 4m & found /

 

them again in there out works at Savannah the trops waded the canal & formed a line on the bank & could not advance on the acount of a swamp the Rebs had a line on the oposite side of the swamp they kept up a fiering & canonading all day we lay there all night the 11^th found us still there commenct a canonading kept it up all day at 7 o.c. PM we was relieved by the 14^th A.C. the 15^th & 17^th A.C. moved around to the right the 20^th A.C. took there position on the left of the 14^th the 15^th moved around on the 11^th the 17^th moved at 7 o.c. AM on the 12^th we got around to litle Ogechee at 7 o.c. PM the 4^th & 3^d Divs took there positions on the line the 1^st Div lay in reserve the 13^th we lay up the 4^th Div took fort McCalister whitch opend communications with the fleet very litle fiering on the line the 14^th we lay in camp & cleard off a camp the 15^th lay in camp in the same place /

 

the 16^th at 1 o.c. PM the 1^st Div got orders to go out & tear up the Gulf R.R. we marcht to Ogechee River & campt at 4 o.c. PM the 17^th at 7 o.c. AM we marcht across the river at kings brige marcht to Midway Church & campt at 4 o.c. PM the 18^th at 7 o.c. AM marcht to Walters Mills & campt at 3 o.c. PM the 19^th at 7 o.c. AM we marcht out on the R.R. & tore up the track all day & campt at the same camp at 7 o.c. PM the 20^th at 8 o.c. AM we marcht back to Midway Church & campt at 4 o.c. PM the 21^st at 6 o.c. AM we marcht across the river back to the old camp the 15^th A.C. had moved in to town Savannah evacuated on the night of the 20^th the 22^ond we lay up all day the 23^d lay in camp the 24^th at 8 o.c. AM we marcht through Savannah 3m beyond & campt at 3 o.c. PM 25^th lay in camp the 26^th 27^th & 28^th lay in camp 29^th our Regt marcht to Savannah for guard duty campt in a house the 30^th lay in the /

 

house the 31^st musterd for pay the 1^st of January 1865 moved out of the house on the levy the 2^ond lay in camp the 17^th A.C. began to move to Beaufort S.C. the 3^d we was relieved & at 12 o.c. PM we marcht on to the steamer Ferry we run out in to the coast & up to hilton head then up the Royal River up to Beaufort got there at 10 o.c. PM went in to camp at 11 o.c. PM lay there the 5^th 6^th 7^th 8^th 9^th 10^th 11^th the 12^th talk of a march

South Carlina Campaign

the 13^th of Jan. the Regt & 17^th A.C. marcht out from Beaufort at 5 o.c. PM a south west course i was left back the Corps marcht across the Port Royal River & drove the Rebs out of several forts & marcht to fort Poketalego 23m from B. & campt on the C. & S. R.R. i rejoined the Regt there on the /

 

17^th the 18^th they lay gen inspection & drill the 19^th lay in camp the 20^th the Div went out on a 2 day scout & marcht 10m & could not cross the river they then marcht back to Pocotaligo got in camp at 7 o.c. PM i was left back the 21^st 22^ond & 23^d lay in camp the 24^th 25^th lay in camp 26^th marcht out under light marching orders for a 2 days scout marcht at 6 o.c. AM

            the Campaign through S. Carlina & North Carlina It was on the 30^th day of Jan Feb that we marcht out from Pocotaligo on the New Campaign we marcht at 7 o.c. AM marcht 7m & camp at 2 o.c. PM 31^st lay up the 1^st of Febr marcht at 7 o.c. AM marcht across litle Satlkubers River campt at 8 o.c. PM marcht 3m the 2^ond at 7 o.c. AM the 25^th in the advance marcht in & came up on the Rebs pickets we deployed out & drove them /

 

till 3 o.c. PM               JDM

 

John D Martin [faded] any other [faded] Nancy Crisp or some other person stoping in Eldorado Ills. in town at 4 minuets after 3 oClock P.M. half a sleep and half awake Just [?]

Mrs. John D Martin

Miss Nancy Crisp of Eldorado Ills. [faded]   John D Martin

 

            John D Martin and Miss Nancy Crisp was married sept the 28^th day at 6 o.c. PM in the town of Eldorado Ills. And left there for home in Crittenden County Ky got here the /

 

John D Martin traveld five thousand eight hundred and eighty eight miles

Marcht two thousand seven hundred and thirty two miles

on steam cars two thousand and thirty six miles

on steam boats eleven hundred and twenty miles

 

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Nicy Martin

was bornd

 

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John D. Martin

            Worket for Wilson in wheat at two dollars per day

            three and a half day

            Credit by [?]

            Credit by [faded]

                        seteld up to date

3 00 lbs of hay

2 00 dols in mony

10 00 do to Alfred

15 00

 

for Jos. NewComb 1 day 2.00

 

Gill Givens one watch

Credit by 300 lbs hay 2.00 money

            to A N Easley 10.00

            to W^m Cook                [overwritten: seteled]

 

P. A. Kilpatrick Money 5.00

 

A N Easley Money                 2.00

Credit for [?] bus corn               50

Credit one days [?] paid          1.50

 

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M. Givens Detor to J.D.M.

for borrowed money   15.00

for work in Givens hay                                                                       [figures]

first week        ½ days                                     seteld up for hay

sect      do        4  do

third    do        1  do

fourth  do        2½ days

            began snow

One days work on shed

            half      do

One                 do                                                                                [figures]

One                 do        seteld

One                 do        seteld for [?]

One                 do        [faded]

One                 do        seteld 2 days

 

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J.D.M. Detor to                       50 00

to T. A. Smith             50.00

to B. H. Crowell         10.00

to J Price                       5.00

to Dr J R Clark            25.00                                       [figures]

to Mrs Travis                2.50

to T. L. R Wilson        25.00

to J. Morton                  4.00

to A J Crisp                   6.00

to J A Crowell           111.00

 

John A. Crowell Money         5.00

do             do         do              6.00

Ivy Campbel for horse string     65^cts /

 

                                                                                                John D

sold to thomas Smith one

watch for                                                         10.00 Cr 7.00

 

for Mathew Givens on [?]

first weak        one day                                   1.00

                        half  do                                      .50

                        one  do                                    1.00

                        one  do                                    1.00

                        one  do                                    1.00

                        one  do                                    1.00

                        one  do                                    1.00

            balance on Money borrowed              3.00

                                                                        9.50

                        Setled

do        for halling logs                                    4.00

do        for halling plants                                 3.00

12½ lbs of bacon [faded] lb                            2.20

                                                                        9.20

 

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Detor to F. Smith

for beeff 3½ lbs at 4 cts                      1.25

for one sadle                                       6.00

                                                            7.25

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Credit by 3.00 on watch                     3.00

do        To 2 day work                         2.00

                                                            5.00

 

            1867 worket for [faded]

 

[faded]            Setled

 

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2 bushel of meal         [faded]

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Pleasant Hill

 

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John D Martin

            John                Mrs Nicy Martin

ATL AND JOHN

 

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